Social Psych Exam 1 Review

Social psychology only focuses on the the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of the self, not other people.

• True

• False

Dr. Dogood wanted to study academic success among high school students. To do this, he collected data on graduation rates. In this example, graduation rates serve as the:

• operational definition

• hypothetical construct

• theoretical construct

• hypothesis

When observing our own behavior, we are more likely to infer that those behaviors say something about us if the behavior is:

• freely chosen

• driven by external factors

• inconsistent

• internalized

A theory usually involves ideas about how 2 variables fit together.

• True

• False

Examining the way people interact through the lens of survival and procreation reflects which perspective in social psychology?

• evolutionary

• social cognitive

• existential

• cross-cultural

Valerie is not an athlete, and she feels low self-esteem, embarrassment, and a sense of anxiety when she thinks about this. According to self-discrepancy theory, being an athlete is most likely part of Valerie's:

• ideal self

• ought self

• actual self

• deniable self

A (a)   effect involves examining the influence of only one IV on the DV, ignoring the influence of the other IV(s).

When Jamal has the opportunity to share his opinion, he chooses to keep it to himself because he believes that sharing his opinion may upset his group members. This behavior best represents:

• collectivism

• individualism

• conformity

• self-regulation

Social psychologists believe that we are only influenced by other people when they are in the immediate environment.

• True

• False

Because Dr. Yokel measured happiness at the same time as exercise habits, she can't tell which variable causes which. This is known as the (a)   problem.